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The Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative: WEBINAR SERIES

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Join us for a webinar:

Can We Manage Without Herbicide?

Lessons Learned from the Ontario Experience



Space is limited!  <https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/590878134>
Register now to reserve your spot!


Background: The Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative webinar series is
focused on invasive Phragmites in the Great Lakes region to encourage
dialogue and technology transfer throughout the region. This series
includes topics such as: current research on Phragmites control,
management techniques and case studies, monitoring and assessment
protocols, mapping and tracking and regional management initiatives. We
appreciate your input into the development of this series and invite you
to share your experiences. Contact us via email <mailto:hbraun at glc.org> ,
twitter <http://twitter.com/GLPhrag> , or facebook
<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Great-Lakes-Phragmites-Collaborative/380768
051976344> .

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Upcoming Webinars:

1.     April 5, 2013 2pm Eastern
Can We Manage Without Herbicide? Lessons learned from the Ontario
experience

Janice Gilbert, Ph.D Wetland Ecologist, Ontario, Canada

Effective management of Phragmites, particularly in dense stands, is
likely to require multiple treatments using a combination of methods over
a period of years. Herbicides are often recommended as the primary
treatment method, followed by prescribed burns, mechanical treatment,
flooding and follow-up treatment with herbicide. But what do you do when
herbicides are not available?  Use of overwater herbicides containing
surfactants is illegal in Ontario. Janice Gilbert, Ph.D. and chair of the
Ontario Phragmites Working Group will provide an overview on the status of
chemical application in Ontario, discuss non-chemical control methods and
provide information on the province-wide strategy to manage this invasive
species.

Join us to learn more about methods for managing Phragmites without
herbicide.

★ Click here to register
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Past Webinars:

1.    February 6, 2013  10am-12pm Eastern

Multiscale Phragmites Mapping and its Applications

Brian Huberty, Regional Coordinator for the National Wetland Inventory
(NWI) program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Laura Bourgeau-Chavez, Research Scientist, Michigan Tech Research
Institute
Kurt Kowalski, Research Ecologist, US Geological Survey-Great Lakes
Science Center
Mark Renz , Assistant Professor, Agronomy Department, University of
Wisconsin-Madison

Whether Phragmites is wide-spread or rare in an area, it is of critical
importance to track its location and changes through time to inform
management activities. During this webinar, Brian Huberty (U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service) will provide an overview of why mapping Phragmites is
important, the value of different scales of analysis or focus and the
types of data people should think about. Laura Bourgeau-Chavez (Michigan
Tech Research Institute) will provide an overview of a recently completed
project  <http://www.mtri.org/phragmites.html> which mapped Phragmites
along the coasts of the Great Lakes. Kurt Kowalski (USGS-Great Lakes
Science Center) will present on the
<http://cida.usgs.gov/glri/phragmites/> Phragmites Vulnerability
Decision-Support Tool: how it was created and how it can help land
managers. Mark Renz (University of Wisconsin-Madison) will present on the
Midwest Invasive Plant Network ( <http://mipn.org/index.html> MIPN) and on
how important mapping efforts are to the early detection and rapid
response efforts.

★  <http://greatlakesphragmites.net/webinars-presentations/> Click here
to view the recorded webinar



1.    September 6th, 2012 2pm

Phragmites Management: An Integrated Approach
With Lessons From the Field
Chris May, Director of Stewardship, The Nature Conservancy, Michigan
Mike Libben, District Program Manager, Ottawa Soil and Water Conservation
District, Ohio
Heidi Springborn, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Project Coordinator,
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

A review of the fundamentals of Phragmites management and hear how this
approach is working in the field. Chris May from TNC Michigan discussed
Phragmites management using an integrated approach in the Western Lake
Erie Basin; why this method works and how to adapt this approach to meet
your needs and capacity. Mike Libben from Ottawa County SWCD, Ohio talked
about Long-term Phragmites Management from the Maumee River to the
Sandusky River through the Lake Erie Cooperative Weed Management Area
program. Heidi Springborn, Wisconsin DNR talked about efforts to remove
Phragmites from Wisconsin's Lake Michigan Shoreline　

★  <http://greatlakesphragmites.net/webinars-presentations/> Click here
to view the recorded webinar

2.    July 19th, 2012 2pm


Invitation to participate in the Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative
Heather Braun, Project Manager at the Great Lakes Commission
Kurt Kowalski, Research Ecologist at the USGS - Great Lakes Science Center


At our first webinar representatives from the Great Lakes Commission and
the USGS - Great Lakes Science Center 1) provided an overview of the
project including its purpose and objectives, 2) discussed the types of
tools and resources that could be developed and distributed via the
website, and 3) solicited input on potential content of the website.

★  <http://greatlakesphragmites.net/webinars-presentations/> Click here
to view the recorded webinar



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To learn more about the Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative,
visit our website at www.greatlakesphragmites.net
<http://www.greatlakesphragmites.net/> , email Heather Braun
<mailto:hbraun at glc.org> , or follow us on twitter
<http://twitter.com/GLPhrag>  or facebook
<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Great-Lakes-Phragmites-Collaborative/380768
051976344> !

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Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative
www.greatlakesphragmites.net
Questions?  Contact Heather Braun,  <mailto:hbraun at glc.org> hbraun at glc.org







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